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Mike Pellegrino is an American football coach who is the current cornerbacks coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Coaching career
New England Patriots
Pellegrino joined the Patriots as an intern in 2015. He would serve as a coaching assistant for four years being promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2019. He was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.
Personal life
Pellegrino was a star on the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team where he was selected as captain for two years. He was also selected as an All-American twice. In the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Draft, Pellegrino was drafted by the New York Lizards in the second-round where he would play for a year. Thereafter, he joined the Boston Cannons for his second season. In addition to his lacrosse ventures, he is the son of Joseph and Kerri-ann Pellegrino, and he has one brother Joe.